NBA’s Dec. 14-20 week: Marvel nights, a Rudy T bobblehead, KG’s draft figurine and every giveaway

Oct. 25, 2026 — With the NBA Cup decided the Friday before, Dec. 14 to 20 is the first ordinary week of the season’s second month, and the arenas fill it with Marvel, the holidays and a run of bobbleheads. Nineteen home dates carry a themed night, a giveaway or a special ticket offer, from a Brandon Miller Winter Soldier shirt in Charlotte to a Kevin Garnett draft figurine in Minneapolis. Here is the full list, with local and Cairo tip times and a Game Center link for every game.

The previous week, with the Cup semifinals and the final at Hinkle Fieldhouse, is in our Dec. 7-13 guide, and every league date is in the 2026-27 key dates.

The nights worth planning around

Marvel opens the week. The Hornets tie their Monday game against Toronto to the release of Avengers: Doomsday, and the first 7,500 fans get a long-sleeve shirt that puts Brandon Miller in the Winter Soldier’s role. The same night, the Bulls give out a Statement Edition bobblehead of Matas Buzelis for the Heat game, and the Lakers continue their new League of Stars legends program with a Norm Nixon bobblehead against New Orleans.

Wednesday, Dec. 16, is the busiest night. The Rockets hand the first 5,000 fans a Rudy Tomjanovich bobblehead built as a diner scene, with the Hall of Fame coach carrying the franchise’s two championship trophies. Later that night the Timberwolves hold the draft chapter of their Kevin Garnett series against the Lakers, with a figurine for the first 16,000 fans, and the Bulls switch to holiday mode with a Benny the Bull snow globe against Utah.

Friday brings three more collectibles. The Nets stage the ’80s Night of their Eras series against Orlando, with a Buck Williams bobblehead and alumni in the building; the Pistons pair their holiday game against Cleveland with a Duncan Robinson bobblehead; and the Grizzlies combine Wrestling Night with the Fresh Out The Box edition of their 191 Collabs merchandise series against Houston.

The weekend leans on family games. Memphis gives the first 3,000 kids 12 and under a tacky-sweater basketball on Sunday afternoon against Phoenix, the Pelicans hand out a nutcracker to the first 6,000 fans against San Antonio, and the Cavaliers close the week with a Sam Merrill bobblehead against Utah.

Every themed night, Dec. 14 to 20

Tip times come from the league schedule. In December, Cairo is seven hours ahead of the East Coast, eight ahead of Central time and 10 ahead of the West Coast.

Date	Game	Tip (local)	Cairo time	Night / giveaway
Mon., Dec. 14	Raptors at Hornets	7 p.m. ET	Tue 2:00 a.m.	Marvel Night; Brandon Miller Winter Soldier long-sleeve shirt, first 7,500 fans
Mon., Dec. 14	Heat at Bulls	7 p.m. CT	Tue 3:00 a.m.	Statement Edition Night; Matas Buzelis Statement Edition bobblehead
Mon., Dec. 14	Bucks at Mavericks	7 p.m. CT	Tue 3:00 a.m.	Harry Potter Night (ticket package)
Mon., Dec. 14	Pelicans at Lakers	7 p.m. PT	Tue 5:00 a.m.	League of Stars: Norm Nixon bobblehead
Tue., Dec. 15	Spurs at Cavaliers	8 p.m. ET	Wed 3:00 a.m.	Adidas Takeover Night
Wed., Dec. 16	Clippers at Hornets	7 p.m. ET	Thu 2:00 a.m.	Holiday Hoopla
Wed., Dec. 16	Jazz at Bulls	7 p.m. CT	Thu 3:00 a.m.	Benny the Bull snow globe
Wed., Dec. 16	Bucks at Rockets	7:30 p.m. CT	Thu 3:30 a.m.	Rudy Tomjanovich “Rudy T’s Diner” bobblehead, first 5,000 fans
Wed., Dec. 16	Lakers at Timberwolves	8:30 p.m. CT	Thu 4:30 a.m.	KG Theme Night: The Draft; Kevin Garnett draft figurine, first 16,000 fans
Fri., Dec. 18	Magic at Nets	7:30 p.m. ET	Sat 2:30 a.m.	’80s Night; Buck Williams bobblehead
Fri., Dec. 18	Cavaliers at Pistons	7:30 p.m. ET	Sat 2:30 a.m.	Holiday game; Duncan Robinson bobblehead
Fri., Dec. 18	Rockets at Grizzlies	7 p.m. CT	Sat 3:00 a.m.	Wrestling Night; Fresh Out The Box 191 Collab merchandise
Fri., Dec. 18	Lakers at Timberwolves	7 p.m. CT	Sat 3:00 a.m.	Wolves Night Out (ticket package)
Fri., Dec. 18	Bulls at Spurs	7 p.m. CT	Sat 3:00 a.m.	Faith and Family jersey; Educators tote bag (ticket packages)
Sat., Dec. 19	Bulls at Mavericks	7 p.m. CT	Sun 3:00 a.m.	Holiday Game featuring Peanuts (ticket package)
Sun., Dec. 20	Suns at Grizzlies	3 p.m. CT	Sun 11:00 p.m.	Sunday Family Funday, Holiday Edition; tacky-sweater basketball for the first 3,000 kids 12 and under
Sun., Dec. 20	Jazz at Cavaliers	6 p.m. ET	Mon 1:00 a.m.	Sam Merrill bobblehead
Sun., Dec. 20	Spurs at Pelicans	6 p.m. CT	Mon 2:00 a.m.	Holiday Hooptacular; Pelicans nutcracker, first 6,000 fans
Sun., Dec. 20	Warriors at Bucks	7 p.m. CT	Mon 3:00 a.m.	Marvel Night; Captain America jersey (ticket package)

How the giveaways and packages work

A giveaway with a number of fans attached goes out in the order fans enter, so arriving when the doors open matters more than the seat. An item marked as a ticket package, like the Mavericks’ Harry Potter and Peanuts nights, the Bucks’ Captain America jersey or the Spurs’ Faith and Family jersey, comes only with a ticket bought through that offer on the team’s site, not with a regular seat. Teams sell all of these through their official ticket pages, and they can still add or move items during the season.

What comes next

Christmas week follows, opening Monday, Dec. 21, with the Cavaliers’ Marvel Night and a Spida foam finger for Donovan Mitchell fans against the Knicks (Knicks at Cavaliers), before the league’s Christmas Day slate on Friday, Dec. 25.